What color is #9A9689?

#9A9689 is a gray, closest to the named color Lost Space. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9A9689?

The RGB value is 154, 150, 137: 154 red, 150 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A9689?

The complementary color is #898D9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A9689?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.1:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A9689 color

#9A9689 rgb(154, 150, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9A9689 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 58.8% green and 53.7% blue (154, 150, 137).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 8% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 11% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Lost Space (#969389), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.1:1).

#9A9689 color codes

HEX	`#9A9689`
RGB	`rgb(154, 150, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 58.8%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 8%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 11%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 11%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.07, -0.9, 7.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.07, 7.43, 96.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.748, 30.489, 28.033)`
Decimal	`10131081`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A9689, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #9A9689	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9A9689 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #9A9689 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a9689; }
.text { color: #9a9689; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a9689; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 150 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a9689, #959a89); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #9A9689?: #9A9689 is a gray, closest to the named color Lost Space. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9A9689?: The RGB value is 154, 150, 137: 154 red, 150 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A9689?: The complementary color is #898D9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A9689?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.1:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.